The Position:

Strong knowledge and experience in cleaning services, and maintaining sanitary hygiene standards/conditions in institutions.

You will report to the Operations Manager

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

Provision of cleaning services for UNFPA Tajikistan CO

You would be responsible for:

• Dry cleaning on a daily basis:
  o Vacuum cleaning,
  o Sweeping,
  o Dusting,
  o Complies with sanitary and hygienic rules, ensuring a clean and hygienic environment in the office in line with the occupational safety and health activities (prevention/precautions of viral diseases/ COVID).
• Wet cleaning:
  o Washing floors daily,
  o Cleaning and dusting the furniture and equipment daily,
  o Cleaning and dusting walls, doors, windows, carpets, etc. once a week,
  o Carry out regular cleaning of the sanitary room/bathrooms and cleaning of tiles and walls during general cleaning.
  o Collecting rubbish and cleaning waste paper baskets
  o Washing dishes, cleaning the pantry, and dining room, observing sanitary requirements.
  o General cleaning the ceiling twice a year.
  o Carry out general cleaning of the office according to the established schedule by CO – two times in a month.
• Collecting the dishes from the offices and kitchen and washing them daily
• Prepare coffee/tea for meetings
• Watering flowers
• Laundry
• Provide information on the availability of sanitary and hygienic materials, products and make timely requests for purchases to replenish stocks.
• Inform CO management about the need to repair any office equipment and inventory.

Qualifications and Experience:

At least 5 years of experience as a cleaner, nursing/sanitaire personnel at a health or other institution, etc.

Education:

Completion of secondary school

Knowledge and Experience:

At least 5 years of experience as a cleaner, nursing/sanitaire personnel at a health or other institution, etc.

Strong knowledge and experience in cleaning services, maintaining sanitary hygiene standards/conditions in institutions.

Languages:

Knowledge of Tajik and Russian languages is mandatory, and knowledge of the English language is desired.

Required Competencies:

Values:

Exemplifying integrity,

Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,

Embracing cultural diversity,

Embracing change

Core Competencies:

Achieving results,

Being accountable,

Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,

Thinking analytically and strategically,

Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

Managerial Competencies (if applicable):

Not applicable

Compensation and Benefits:

An individual is not entitled to any right, benefit, payment or compensation that is not expressly contained in the individual consultant contract.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.